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RALEIGH, N.C. - The North Carolina Democratic Party asked voters Wednesday to avoid shopping at dozens of discount retail stores whose parent company, owned by a conservative activist's family, injected hundreds of thousands of dollars into the fall elections to target Democrats. Party leaders set their sights on Variety Wholesalers Inc. executive Art Pope at a news conference, calling him a "right-wing extremist" who sent money to at least three conservative political organizations that have created mailers and ads critical of Democratic incumbents. The party's boycott of the company's North Carolina stores, mostly under the names of Roses, Maxway and...

North Carolina Conservative Leadership Conference 2006April 7 - 8Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Durham, NC In addition to speeches by leading conservatives, hundreds of activists will participate in issue forums led by experts. The issue forums will include: family values, illegal immigration, eminent domain, budget & taxes, education, economic development & incentives, healthcare, Jesse Helms' principles, talk radio, transportation, and "How to be a good North Carolina conservative". Participants will also be able to interact with other conservatives to learn what is going on around the state, and learn how conservative organizations are working to address some of the problem areas....